Last Wednesday the draw for the Rugby World Cup 2027 that will take place in Australia between October 1 and November 13. In that sense, The Pumas were seeded for the first time in the competition thanks to a good walk in recent times. The Argentine delegation will be part of the Group C con Better, Spain y Canadarivals that take root a negative history before those led by Felipe Contepomi.
For his part, the former player who emerged from Club Newman spoke about the adversaries at the ecumenical meeting but with the approach that still there is a lot of time left past. As for the team, in the last 10 games it has achieved 5 wins and 5 losses as a seal of a balanced collective ensemble. Even in mid-November they beat 33-24 Scotland to ratify the 6th position in the Ranking Mundial and get the benefit for the World Cup.
An accessible path
In Argentina There is no doubt that football is the sport par excellence; although it is also true that there are other disciplines that bring together several fans. One of them is rugby and in 2027 it will be the great protagonist with a new World Cup edition, which will be the 11th after its inauguration in 1987. In that context, Los Pumas managed to be seeded and thus avoided the Group A which a priori would be the most difficult with the hosts as candidates.
It is worth mentioning that the competition in question will add a novel and innovative format Being the first edition with 24 participating teams. The distribution will have 6 zones, instead of 4 as it was until 2023, with 4 members each and will contemplate the debut of the round of 16 stage. In addition, qualification for the knockout rounds will cover the first 2 in each group and those who finish as the 4 best third parties.
Without leaving aside respect for each opponent, Argentina could boast of not crossing paths with traditional powers such as South Africa, New Zealand, England, France o Ireland. The start will be with smaller caliber teams and if the speculation of rank at the topcould be measured with countries of the same nature that advanced as 3rd. In turn, luck could be on your side and just put a bigger challenge in a hypothetical and historic semifinal.
To complete the list of World Cup members, Group A will include New Zealand, Australia, Chile y Hong Kong China. In it Group B they will say present South Africa, Italia, Georgia y Rumania; while, in the Group D Ireland, Scotland, Uruguay y Portugal. Lastly, the Group E will have France, Japan, USA y Samoa; while, the Group F will feature England, Gales, Tonga y Zimbabwe.
With peace of mind
Once you met the layout of the initial stage of the World Cup, Contepomi spoke about Argentina’s World Cup rivals. It should be noted that both the fixture and the venues will only be confirmed on February 3, 2026. Beyond the fact that 2025 does not end with worries and each player is focused on the immediate future with his respective club, the coach highlighted the existing season gap.
“The draw is the draw. The important thing is how one gets to October 2027. There is still a lot of time,” he emphasized at a press conference. On the other hand, he mentioned that they did not face Fiji many times but they know that it can surprise. Meanwhile, he stressed that Spain has many Argentines in their squad as a special condiment and that Canada is on the rise. “It is the area that touched us and we are going to prepare accordingly“, argument.
“It was not planned to be seeded, it is the consequence of improve week after week“, he indicated about being one of the best in the new 6-group system. He even devalued the ranking since it includes a statistic of years and various factors that may not be reflected in the comparison with other countries. However, he highlighted that positioning among the 4 best it’s very difficult and Argentina won the 6th step from Australia and Scotland of the main coupon.
In this context, Contepomi asserted that your preparation and planning will not change regardless of the rival on duty and that in a World Cup you have to increase all your values. “You have to get there as far as possible and for this there is no need to speculate. We worry about how we get to that appointment. The draw is great, but there are 22 months left,” he said. “Whatever comes; “We are going to prepare in the best way,” he added about his way of working.
Likewise, he explained that doesn’t close the door on anyone and whoever adapts to his method will have a chance. In addition, he stressed that he approves the expansion of World Cup members but does not assure strong competitiveness among all and that for now he is not thinking about the fixture with so much to evaluate in the preview. The truth is that his position is not at risk for 2027 unlike Santiago Phelan in 2015, Daniel Hourcade in 2019 and Mario Ledesma in 2023.
Favorable streaks
Beyond the fact that the group’s rivals will be low-level, there are certain data to highlight when analyzing each country. To begin with, Argentina only triumphed once in the world cup debut when in 2007 they won 17-12 over France. Regarding Spain, in 2027 it will compete in its first World Cup; while there is only a World Cup precedent which was a loss to Fiji in the tournament’s premiere during the month of May.
However, in general terms the history It’s more than positive for Argentina against each opponent. In first place is the oceanic team with 4 previous matches, although they only claimed victory in WaikatoNew Zealand, with a 28-9 during 1987. Despite that negative game, in November 1980 there were 2 matches in Ferro which ended with a 34-22 and 38-16 victory for the Argentines. Furthermore, in August 2003 they played in Córdoba and Los Pumas won 49-30.
As for the Spanish team, both teams faced each other 5 times and Argentina always won. The kickoff was in 1982 in Madrid with a 28-19 and continued in 1987 when they played a test match in Mar del Plata and the Argentines won 40-12. The next occasions were in 1992 with national success in Velez by 38-10 and in the Spanish capital by 43-24. Finally, in 2023 it was an overwhelming triumph 62-3 in the Madrid city.
To close, the first crossing with Canada dates back to 1981 with national success 35-0 in CAPABLE. In 1990 they met twice with North American victories 15-6 in Vancouver and 19-15 in Buenos Aires. Argentina returned to victory in 1995 with a 29-26 in Ferro and a 41-21 as a visitor in 1996. The next crosses were albicelestes with a 54-28 in 1998, a 20-6 in 2001 and a 62-22 in 2003. The list culminates in 2005 with the Canadians as winners by 22-15.
Although in sports Los Pumas get a light of advantageAnother important detail of the group will be Spain with several Argentines on its roster. With the technician Pablo Bouza at the head, they will be under his wing Estanislao Bay, Gonzalo Nzunapez bontempompony, Iñaki Mateu, Martiniano Cian, Federico Casteglioni, Santiago Ovejero, Joaquin Dominguez y Vicente Boronat. This will be the ideal opportunity for Argentina to reach its first definition with a good present after the 3rd place in 2007 and the 4th places in 2015 and 2023.
